The worlds of Holly Robinson and Ollie Ward were turned upside down when their toddler was diagnosed with cancer – but after years of battling the disease they finally received the incredible news they had always hoped to hear
A seven-year-old girl who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer at just 18 months has finally been given the green light after battling the aggressive disease for years.
Brave Breya Ward of Colchester, Essex, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was very young – news that devastated her mother. Holly Robinson and dad, Ollie Ward.
After receiving the horrific diagnosis, the Essex Echo reports that Breya’s parents and her local community have raised £ 250,000 so she can receive pioneering treatment in the United States.
And three years ago little Breya went into remission – but doctors left her parents with a stern warning.
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Due to the severity of the cancer she had battled, Breya only had a 30% longer term chance of survival, meaning the family lived hand to mouth and couldn’t look to the future. .
However, that all changed last week when Holly and Ollie got some wonderful news – Breya was cancer free.
Holly, 33, told the Echo: “I have finally allowed myself to be overcome with emotions that Breya is going to live a long and happy life.
“As a mother and family, what we went through was inexplicable, but looking back it has made me grow a lot as a person.”
She added that her daughter had taught her that “literally anything is possible” and that she “is doing amazingly”.
While there were some physical obstacles to Breya’s recovery, Holly said her daughter was mentally strong.
She is also relieved to see that her daughter is leading a “normal life” as a seven-year-old.
Since dealing with her daughter’s illness, Holly has created The hormonal hub with longtime friend and trained therapist Rachael Anderson.
The duo run group therapy sessions and also launch mindfulness classes.
Building on her own experience with Breya, Holly now offers clinical hypnotherapy for pain management to help children battling cancer cope with the side effects of chemotherapy.
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She says she was inspired to start the classes after learning de-stressing methods from Breya when she was ill.
The clinical hypnotherapist said she did meditation and yoga with Breya most of the time, which she said had a positive impact on the schoolgirl’s recovery.
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Offering the initial classes free, Holly explained that many people cannot afford conventional therapy, so she hopes that she can help people from low-income backgrounds access the help they need.
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